70 years old with huge credit card debt. {$20,000} No income, no job due to the Coronavirus which I may not get back, no assets except for 18 year old VW, SS and an old mobile home for which I pay $950 a month rent. I live in California and my situation will most likely not improve. Do I need a lawyer to become judgement proof? I was told no and could probably handle it myself. I have also recently been diagnosed with Macular Degeneration. Total failure. Difficult to accept. Thank you for your help!
I agree with my colleagues. It appears that you are judgment-proof. Good luck.
If you have not yet been sued by any creditor, you are not in any danger, and you do not need a lawyer. If you are sued, and if a creditor gets a judgment, the creditor will have various avenues to pursue collection of that judgment. Creditors who have small-dollar-amount judgments (less than $50,000) will not enforce the judgment by foreclosing on a home or vehicle. Especially with respect to a person's home, the procedure is complicated and therefore expensive. A more likely scenario is for the creditor to pursue a "bank levy" by seeking out the debtor's bank account and levying (taking) funds out of the bank account. The first $2,425 of your Social Security retirement payments that are direct-deposited into your account are "exempt" (safe) without having to claim an exemption.
If you are unable to pay your credit card debt and start getting collection phone calls, you can tell the creditor or debt collector that you are 70 years old, disabled, and are unable to make a payment of any amount. In some cases that will stop the collection. However, if you are sued, contact a debt collection attorney or a bankruptcy attorney right away to determine the best course of action. (You may be able to get free help or advice at a legal aid office in Marin or Sonoma County.) If you do not file a bankruptcy case, you will be able to use the California exemptions (Code of Civil Procedure 704.010 through 704.730) to claim your property as exempt.
Your homestead exemption is $175,000. Providing mobile home is not worth more than $175,000, it would be protected. SS income is exempt. Vehicle protected if it has minimal value. Since assets are protected, it may be in your best interest to file a bankruptcy proceeding.
Is there statute in N.J. not allowing a city to make a profit on parking revenues ?
I know they are allowed to cover there actual costs of running a parking org.
I know that other states have this law
Hi,
I recently got a divorce in 2007. In the paperwork my ex was to owe me $5K by 2012 if he decided to stay in the house that we owned. If he decided to sale the house before 2012, then I would get a certain about depending on the sale. However, he decided to short sale the house, and received no profit. So that means he did not stick to his end of the deal in the paperwork. The thing is though, there was nothing said about a short sale in the paperwork. Even though there was no mention, does this short sale constitute as not legally paying his dues to me?
-JM
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Lines on our lot plat differ from those the county is using. How do I find out which is correct?